Graeme Powell of Narromine and I enjoyed a productive spinnerbait casting session in the Narromine district, with the final tally for the day reaching five cod and a yellowbelly.

Purple skirted spinnerbaits were seemingly irresistible when cast under dense willow frond canopies, with the lesson of the day certainly being that persistence pays off.

Some cod that produced a strike on the first cast were caught 20 to 30 casts later.

The large low-pressure system came blowing in on the Monday of the long weekend and the fishing slowed a little.

Burrendong Dam

Daniel Howard headed out to Burrendong with some family and friends and reported fishing was quite slow during the daylight hours on Saturday.

Bobbing yabbies, casting lures and trolling failed to produce a bite, but lady luck smiled during the night as the yellas and catties came on the chew.

Small yabbies and worms worked well from the bank throughout the night, and produced yellas to five pounds and numerous catfish.

For his report and great photos Daniel wins a selection of Jaz Lures and Spinner baits.

Wyangala Dam

Dubbo Catches was emailed a photo and report of a massive one metre plus Murray cod caught by Alan Hewen of Grenfell at Wyangala Dam recently on a Jaz Tenterfield Shrimp 85mm in chrome gold.

This trophy cod is one of the biggest fish caught in the central west district in recent times, and was a genuine trophy specimen usually seen only on the glossy pages of a fishing magazine.

The Murray was a particularly long fish that looked very fit for its age and size.

Jindabyne and Eucumbene

Fishing has been great in the Thredbo and Eucumbene rivers.

There is some great Glo Bug fishing at the moment for the fly fishos, and steady rain will see more fish becoming active.

Glo Bugs and Nymphs are best fished under a strike indicator, with early starts a must for these areas and although it can be cold the fishing becomes a bit quiet once the sun is high in the sky and shining on the water.